Hot vivid colors like red, yellow and orange can be very appealing in the landscape. The hot color palette can be expanded to include vibrant purples or intense blues. I especially love orange flowers in my garden beds. Some great plants for orange color are Cosmos, Daylilies and Butterfly Weed to name a few. Cosmos… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Landscape
The Garden Tour
We create beautiful outdoor spaces for our clients, but we also like to see those created by others….perhaps for inspiration and/or new ideas. Last Saturday, the 85th annual Georgetown garden tour was held. The tour is presented by the Georgetown Garden Club. I went to the tour last year with two of my daughters and… Read more »
Spring Wildflowers
It’s spring and the designers at Main Street are working long hours creating and installing beautiful landscapes and hardscapes for our clients. It’s hard to find time for other activities at this time of the year. But, Laura (our office manager) and I broke away for a couple of hours last Monday to go to… Read more »
Snow in the Landscape
The snow was so pretty yesterday morning. I decided that I shouldn’t pass up the opportunity to get some nice pictures in our display at Main Street Landscape. The daffodils are blooming……popping through the snow. And, no worries, they are fine when the snow falls. Most of our spring flowering bulbs are well adapted to… Read more »
Flight of the Monarch
Did you know that every year, millions of Monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles from North America to the mountains of Mexico to stay for the winter? Recently, our office manager Laura and her husband Liam, along with five others, traveled to Mexico City and from there up into the mountains of Mexico to visit… Read more »